8．In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads！(P26)

　　但总的来说，在当今文化交融的世界，学习不同国家的习俗肯定能帮助我们避免交往中的困难！

　　★in general总的来说；通常；一般而言；大体上

　　(1)as a general rule　　　一般而言；通常

　　(2)generally (speaking)　　　 总体而言；一般而言 　　①In general, about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant．

　　总的说来，大约20%的父母参与是积极的，45%是消极的，其余的是无意义的。

　　②The more ancient any form is, the more, as_a_general_rule,_it differs from living forms．

　　任何类型愈久远，依一般规律讲，它和现存类型的差异也越大。

　　③Generally_speaking,_the number of the people who drive after drinking is smaller and smaller．

　　总体来说，酒后开车的人的数量越来越少。

　　Ⅰ．单句语法填空

　　1．It's nearly nine o'clock and the teacher is likely to_walk (walk) into the classroom at any moment．

　　2．Property insurance helps you to defend against natural disasters, in front of which humans appear too small．

　　3．Bill opened the door for Harold and greeted (greet) him with cries of "welcome"．

　　4．At the meeting they discussed three different approaches (approach) to the study of maths．

　　5．Mr Mohammed was elected to_represent (represent) the company to the international conference．

　　6．In general, German cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare．

　　7．With curiosity, he followed the man in the dark．

　　8．She was the first woman to_win (win) the gold medal in the Olympic Games．

　　9．Hundreds of people gave their lives in defence of freedom．

　　Ⅱ．完成句子

　　1．The reporter is_curious_to_know whether the official is involved in the case．

　　那个记者很想知道此案是否牵连那位官员。

　　2．He represented_himself_as/to_be a friend of us, but now we know the truth．

　　他自称是我们的朋友，但现在我们知道真相了。

　　3．They are_likely_to_be_fired by the company just because of their fault．

　　由于过失他们可能会被公司解雇。

　　Ⅲ．一句多译

　　1．冬天临近，天气转冷。

　　①As winter is_approaching,_the weather becomes cold．

　　②The_approach_of winter brings the cold weather．

　　2．如果你能找到适当的学习方法，你的学习效率就有可能提高。

①If you can find suitable learning methods, your learning efficiency is_likely_to_be_improved．